Astronomy:MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb
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Short description: Extrasolar planet in the constellation Sagittarius
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Dong et al. |
| Discovery site | Mount John University Observatory,  New Zealand |
| Discovery date | September 18, 2008 |
| Gravitational microlensing | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Star | MOA-2007-BLG-400L |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 0.9 ± 0.4 |♃|J}}}}}} |
MOA-2007-BLG-400Lb is an extrasolar planet located approximately 20000 light-years away in the constellation of Sagittarius, orbiting the star MOA-2007-BLG-400L. This planet was detected on September 18, 2008 by the gravitational microlensing by Dong. It has mass between 50% and 130% of Jupiter and orbits between 0.6 and 1.1 AU.
References
- Dong, Subo et al. (2009). "Microlensing Event MOA-2007-BLG-400: Exhuming the Buried Signature of a Cool, Jovian-Mass Planet" (abstract). The Astrophysical Journal 698 (2): 1826–1837. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/698/2/1826. Bibcode: 2009ApJ...698.1826D. http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0004-637X/698/2/1826.web preprint
External links
- "MOA-2007-BLG-400-L". Exoplanets. http://media4.obspm.fr/exoplanets/base/etoile.php?nom=MOA-2007-BLG-400-L.
Coordinates: 
18h 09m 42s, −29° 13′ 27″
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